This Special Release presents data on marriage certificates registered at the Local Civil Registry Offices in the ten municipalities of the province for the second quarter of 2021 and 2022 and forwarded to the Office of the Civil Registrar General. Data were tabulated from the DVSS. Thus, statistics presented here is preliminary.

Registered Marriages in Mountain Province in the Second Quarter of 2022 is 261

Based on the result of the tabulation from the Decentralized Vital Statistics System (DVSS) of the Philippine Statistics Authority, registered marriages in Mountain Province during the 2 nd quarter of 2022 reached 261. This is 26.09 percent higher than the registered marriages in the same quarter of 2021 recorded at 207. In the same quarter of 2020, the registered marriages in the province is 55.

About One in Every Three Marriages in Mountain Province is Recorded in Paracelis

According to records by municipality, Paracelis recorded the highest number of marriages in the 2 nd quarter of this year at 86 which is 32.95 percent of the total marriages listed in the province. This means that about 1 in every 3 marriages in Mountain Province is recorded in this municipality. This is followed by Bauko at 46 marriages or 17.62 percent of the total and Bontoc and Tadian at 31 each or 11.88 percent.

Almost All Registered Marriages in the Province are Registered Timely

Of the total registered marriages in the province for the 2 nd quarter of 2022, 253 or 96.93 percent are registered timely. Ideally, marriage shall be registered in the office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place where it was solemnized within 15 days from the date of celebration. However, a 30-day reglementary period is set by law for marriages of exceptional character. All other marriages who were not registered within the period for registration are considered late.

Registered marriages in Barlig, Besao, Natonin and Sadanga are all registered timely.

About Four in Every Ten Marriages are Solemnized Thru Civil Wedding

According to the type of ceremony, 39.85 percent of the total marriages are civil weddings. This means that almost 4 in every 10 marriages registered in the 2nd quarter of this year are civil weddings. 100 marriages or 38.31 percent are solemnized by other religious rites. The remaining percentage is either blessed by the Roman Catholic Church or tribal weddings.

About Two in Every Ten Civil Weddings in the Province Occurred in Bauko

Of the 104 civil weddings registered in Mountain Province, 20 or 19.23 percent happened in Bauko; 19 marriages or 18.27 percent occurred in Tadian and 15 marriages or 14.42 percent was solemnized in Sagada.

It is observed that there are 4 tribal marriages that occurred in the province. The highest number of marriages solemnized by the Roman Catholic Church happened in Paracelis while the most number sanctified by other religious rites are still listed in this municipality.

About Four in Every Ten Grooms are 25 to 29 years Old

According to the groom’s age, majority of the gentlemen who got married in the 2 nd quarter of 2022 are under the age group 25 to 29 years with 101 men that accounted to 38.70 percent of all the grooms in the province. They are followed by age groups 30 to 34 years at 23.75 percent and 20 to 24 years at 22.22 percent. The combined number of these three age groups comprised 84.67 percent of all the grooms in Mountain Province in the quarter.

The oldest groom is 66 years old.

About Three in Every Ten Grooms Aged 25 to 29 Years are Registered in Paracelis

Of the 101 gentlemen in the province who got married in the 2nd quarter of the year and are aged 25 to 29 years, 29.70 percent are registered in Paracelis. This means that about 3 in every 10 grooms aged 25 to 29 years in the province are listed in this municipality.

About Four in Every Ten Grooms in Mountain Province are Roman Catholic

According to groom’s religion, majority of them are Roman Catholic as they comprised 43.68 percent of the total registered grooms in the province in the 2 nd quarter of 2022. Of these grooms, 28.07 percent are from Paracelis while 17.54 percent hail from Bauko and 14.04 percent are from Tadian.

About Four in Every Ten Brides are 25 to 29 Years Old

Of the 261 registered brides in Mountain Province in the 2 nd quarter of this year, 97 or 37.16 percent are 25 to 29 years old. This is followed by age groups 20 to 24 years old at 34.48 percent and 30 to 34 years old at 14.18 percent. Their combined share comprises 85.82 percent of all the brides in the province. It is also observed that the oldest bride that got married during the quarter is 57 years old.

About Two in Every Ten Brides Aged 25 to 29 Years are from Paracelis

By municipality, the highest number of brides aged 25 to 29 years are registered in Paracelis with 19 brides which is 19.59 percent of the total brides in the province of this age. This is followed by Bauko at 18.56 percent.